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Herstories: What it is like to be a woman…
To have breasts, long hair, curly eye lashes, and an innocent grin. That was one of the thoughts that came mind, when I was asked to write a piece about what it is like to be a woman. Then it sank in my brain with such a weight. I am much more than long hair, eye lashes and breasts. I AM A WOMAN; DO YOU HEAR ME, A WOMAN! Saying that I realized the type of woman I am. A young woman, an Afro-American woman, an intelligent woman, a funny woman, a kind woman, a creative woman, a caring woman, a strong woman. A huge sense of pride just engulfed me. There is nothing I truly cannot do. You name it I can do it.
It is a huge responsibility to be strong and not back down, to be kind and caring and not a push-over, to love but not to smother. Truly it is life consuming to maintain this balance, but I trudge through it with the greatest of fashion sense.
Surprisingly a friend enlightened me with what she had heard. The reason for so many marriages these days not lasting longer than 5 years is due to the fact that women these days have too many choices in light (uhhhh- picture the most repulsed look on my face). She continued to say that the previous generation of women had no choice but to stay with an abusive husband or in a loveless marriage. They were taught to grow up marry have kid, done. Not to educate one-self, express themselves love themselves. I thought ‘are these things we take for granted?’ As a woman you must educate yourself, bring yourself to a higher level. I cannot help but express myself in my photography, my music, even the way I dress (believe me) it is expressed. Mainly to love yourself because when it is all said and done no one will love you like you can.
It’s funny, women are intricate and complex but with simple tendencies to love, nurture and respect. But hey, that is just one opinion.
Nickolette
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